Saturday, February 11, 2012

Five Greek politicians, including the deputy foreign minister, resigned Friday over a crunch bailout agreement that the country needs to avoid bankruptcy. Greece’s future in the euro is now increasingly precarious and violence erupted in Athens.

The country’s beleaguered coalition government promised Friday to push through the tough new austerity measures and rescue a crucial EUR 130 billion ($170 billion) bailout deal, as six members of the Cabinet resigned.